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CHAIR
J. Donald Monan, S.J.
J.
Donald Monan, S.J. is the Chancellor of Boston College. From
1972 to 1996, he was the President of Boston College and was
instrumental in transforming it into one of the nation's leading
universities. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1942 and
was ordained to the priesthood in 1955. He holds a Ph.D. from
the University of Louvain in Belgium, and has conducted postdoctoral
research at Oxford, Paris, and Munich. Before coming to Boston,
he served as a Philosophy professor, then as Vice President
and Academic Dean at Le Moyne College in Syracuse. Father
Monan is involved in numerous business, civic and charitable
organizations. He currently serves as a Director of the United
States Naval Academy Foundation, Trustee of the Jean R. Yawkey
Foundation, and Trustee of Le Moyne College. Among his many
past affiliations, he was a Director of the Bank of Boston
for twenty years, a Trustee of the WGBH Educational Foundation
for twenty-four years, and Chairman of the National Association
of Independent Colleges and Universities. A Jesuit scholar,
author, and longtime administrator, he has received many honors
from distinguished organizations here and abroad.
VICE-CHAIRS
Patricia
McGovern
Patricia
McGovern is Special Counsel and Senior Vice President for
Corporate Affairs of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,
a Harvard Teaching Hospital and founding member of CareGroup
Healthcare System. Before joining Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center, Ms. McGovern practiced law at Goulston & Storrs,
concentrating in the fields of public law and health care
law. Prior to joining Goulston & Storrs, Ms. McGovern
served in the Massachusetts State Senate for twelve years.
From 1984 to 1992, she chaired the Senate Committee on Ways
and Means. In 1998, Ms. McGovern was a Democratic candidate
for Governor of Massachusetts. Before her election to the
State Senate, she served as Executive Director of the Committee
on Criminal Justice in the Executive Office of Public Safety.
In 1994, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino appointed Ms. McGovern
to chair the Mayor's Commission on Health Care, which was
charged with implementing the merger of Boston City Hospital
and the Boston University Medical Center and with strengthening
ties to the City's neighborhood health centers. She is a founder
of the Women's Bar Association. Ms. McGovern holds a bachelor's
degree and law degree from Suffolk University and was a fellow
at the Radcliffe College Public Policy Institute during the
1994-1995 academic year, and a fellow at the Institute of
Politics at the Kennedy School at Harvard University in 1992.
William
C. Van Faasen
William
C. Van Faasen is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Before joining
BC/BS of Massachusetts in June 1990 as Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Van Faasen was Senior Vice
President of Operational Services at BC/BS of Michigan, where
he served in various operational, marketing, and health care
capacities over a 20-year period. Mr. Van Faasen is a current
and past member of numerous business, civic and charitable
institutions. He currently serves on the Boards of IMS Health,
Tier Technologies, Liberty Mutual Group, NSTAR, Citizens Bank
of Massachusetts, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Foundation. He is President of Boston Minuteman Council, Boy
Scouts of America and serves on the Executive Committee of
the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Van Faasen is
a past chairperson of both the United Way of Massachusetts
Bay and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Van Faasen
has been honored by the Anti-Defamation League and the Boy
Scouts of America, and received the New England Council's
New Englander of the Year Award. Mr. Van Faasen holds a bachelor's
degree from Hope College and a master's degree in business
administration from Michigan State University.
MEMBERS
Charles
D. Baker
Charles
D. Baker is President and Chief Executive Officer of Harvard
Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. Mr. Baker joined Harvard Pilgrim
as CEO in 1999. Under Mr. Baker's leadership, Harvard Pilgrim's
financial performance has improved dramatically, from a significant
loss in 1999 to six straight profitable quarters. Before joining
Harvard Pilgrim, Mr. Baker was President and CEO of Harvard
Vanguard Medical Associates. Prior to joining Harvard Vanguard,
Mr. Baker spent eight years in Massachusetts state government,
where he served as Secretary of Administration and Finance
and Secretary of Health and Human Services for Governors William
Weld and Paul Cellucci. Mr. Baker currently serves on the
Massachusetts Board of Education, and on the boards of The
Kenneth B. Schwartz Center, the Pioneer Institute, the Big
Brother Association, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation
and the American Association of Health Plans. He chairs the
Massachusetts Association of Health Plans. Mr. Baker received
a master's degree in management, concentrating in public administration
and finance, from Northwestern University's Kellogg School
and a bachelor's degree from Harvard College.
Wesley
W. Marple, Jr.
Wesley
W. Marple, Jr. is Professor of Finance and Insurance, Northeastern
University, College of Business Administration. Professor
Marple was a Ford Foundation Fellow and a member of the faculty
at the Harvard Graduate School of Business before joining
the Northeastern University College of Business Administration
in 1966. He returned to Harvard Business School as a visiting
professor during the 1980-81 academic year. Professor Marple
has been a member and past chairman of the Finance Advisory
Board of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and was a a trustee
of Eastern Utilities Associates and of several Scudder funds.
He has served as a consultant for several companies, including
Arthur D. Little, Inc., Sears Roebuck, IBM, Honeywell, and
the Factory Mutual Systems Companies. A member of a number
of professional organizations, including the Financial Management
Association, he holds an bachelor's degree from Princeton
University and master's and doctorate degrees in business
administration from Harvard University. Professor Marple recently
served a chair of the Provost Search Committee at Northeastern
University, and has served as chair of a number of College
of Business Administration committees. He is a director of
a small Internet services provider company.
Ralph
C. Martin, II
Ralph
C. Martin, II is a Partner at Bingham McCutchen LLP, and Consultant
in Bingham Consulting Group. Mr. Martin is the former Suffolk
County District Attorney, having served as the county's chief
law enforcement officer from 1992-2002. Under his tenure,
the district attorney's office formed numerous strategic partnerships
with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Mr.
Martin has lectured and consulted extensively throughout the
country on the business and strategy of managing and reducing
crime, and has been recognized as a national leader in this
area by former President Clinton and former Attorney General
Janet Reno. Mr. Martin has more than 20 years experience as
a trial lawyer, Assistant District Attorney, and Assistant
United States Attorney. He currently serves on the Board of
Directors of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, BlueCross
BlueShield of Massachusetts, and The Boston Foundation, and
is a Trustee of Brandeis University, and a Trustee and Member
of the Executive Committee of Boston Children's Hospital.
Mr. Martin has been widely honored, recently receiving the
Massachusetts Bar Association's Pro Bono Award for "Prosecutor
of the Year". Mr. Martin received a bachelor's degree from
Brandeis University in 1974, and a law degree from Northeastern
University School of Law in 1978.
Honorable
A. David Mazzone
The
Honorable A. David Mazzone is a Senior Judge of the United
States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Prior
to his appointment to the United States District Court in
1978, Judge Mazzone served as an Associate Justice of the
Superior Court from 1975 to 1978. He has served as an Assistant
District Attorney and an Assistant United States Attorney,
and was a partner in a private law firm for ten years. Judge
Mazzone was an elected member of the Board of the Federal
Judicial Center and has been a leader on numerous committees.
Judge Mazzone has served as Chair of the Federal Judicial
Center Committee on Guideline Education and Committee on Sentencing
Probation and Pretrial Services, and Vice-Chair of the United
States Sentencing Commission. Since 1993, Judge Mazzone has
been the Liaison Judge for the Alternative Dispute Resolution
Program of the District Court of Massachusetts. He lectures
on ADR at various seminars and presides at regular ADR sessions
in court. Judge Mazzone has received numerous honorary degrees
and awards, including the Boston Harbor Association Governor
Francis W. Sargent Award in 1999, for recognition of his commitment
to overseeing the historic cleanup of Boston Harbor. He received
a bachelor's degree from Harvard College in 1950 and a law
degree from DePaul University College of Law in 1957.
Dorothy
Terrell
Dorothy
Terrell is President, Platforms & Services and Senior
Vice President Worldwide Sales at NMS Communications. At NMS
Communications, Ms. Terrell has established a strategic professional
services organization and provides leadership as General Manager
of the company's largest business unit. Prior to joining NMS
Communications in 1997, Ms. Terrell worked at Sun Microsystems,
Inc. as President of SunExpress, the company's aftermarketing
and on-line services business. During her six years at SunExpress,
she expanded operations into eleven countries and built revenues
to over $300 million. Previously, Ms. Terrell headed Digital
Equipment Corporation's Interconnect/Packaging Group, and
held a variety of other operations, manufacturing, and human
resources assignments. Ms. Terrell has been widely recognized
for her achievements in business and the community. She is
a member of the Boards of General Mills, Inc.; Sears, Roebuck
and Company; Herman Miller, Inc.; the National Housing Partnership
Foundation; and The Commonwealth Institute. She earned a bachelor's
degree from Florida A&M University.
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